Henry Hibbs, president of the Richmond Division of the College of William and Mary, had secured a federal grant to train executives for the growing retail sector.

By 1948, male enrollment had increased to 890 students, transforming RPI from chiefly women's college into a coeducational institution.

[5] The Experimental Economics Lab, opened in 1986 and was the first of its kind to employ the IBM PC network as a tool for replicating actual market environments.

An initial $10 million gift from Steve and Kathie Markel (the largest donation in the school's history) and $1 million from Tom and Vickie Snead, initiated a business campaign to bring more donated funds into the School of Business Foundation.

[7] Prior to 2007, students were given advice and steered toward internships and jobs by faculty, the University Career Center, and alumni volunteers.

Among its other functions, VCU Integrated a dedicated space for career services catered to business students into Snead Hall.